New Win 7 Laptop setup doesn't "See" 2nd Internal HD

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    New Win 7 Laptop setup doesn't "See" 2nd Internal HD


    I just started from scratch on a Toshiba Satellite P875-S7201 laptop. It has two internal Hard Drive Ports, one that I used with a SanDisk SSD for installing the Windows 7 Ultimate Op system. The other has a WD Internal 1TB Drive sold as compatible with Win 8, 7, Vista, or XP. I have confirmed the driver is installed.

    Many software applications can see this Hard Drive, including parts of Win 7,but when I look for it in the Windows 7 Computer Directory so I could write to it, it is not there. My intention was to place the Win 7 Operating System on the SSD and install the applications, Documents, Music, and other libraries to the additional Hard Disk.
    Last edited by FirstShirt; 21 May 2017 at 21:51.
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  2. Posts : 25,847
    Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
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    From post #1
    Windows 7 Extreme Op system
    Never heard of this. What is it?

    Jack
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  3. Posts : 58
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    Sorry, I meant Ultimate...
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  4. Posts : 25,847
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    Please complete this tutorial by Golden so we can have a look.

    Disk Management - Post a Screen Capture Image - Windows 7 Help Forums

    Jack
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  5. Posts : 58
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    This may shed some light on my problem. Disk 0 is the SSD, Disk 1 is the #2 internal 1TB Drive.
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  6. Posts : 58
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    Here is Disk Management shot . . .
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  7. Posts : 58
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    More Info
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  8. Posts : 25,847
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    Give this tutorial by Brink a good slow read.

    Convert a Dynamic Disk to a Basic Disk - Windows 7 Help Forums


    Jack
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  9. Posts : 58
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    Wilco. And, thanks for your assistance.
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  10. Posts : 58
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    By the way, this is a brand new disk and I have not yet formatted it. Might that be the problem?
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